For years, Today show meteorologist Dylan Dreyer was the picture of morning-show warmth — a smiling presence who balanced her career with family life alongside husband Brian Fichera. But behind the calm exterior, her marriage was quietly breaking down. Now, months after announcing their separation, Dylan is speaking out — and revealing the truth behind what she calls “something we just couldn’t fix.”
Appearing on Today with Jenna & Friends, Dylan, 44, didn’t hide behind rehearsed statements or vague answers. When co-host Jenna Bush Hager asked about life after love, Dylan took a breath and spoke with raw honesty: “There was something we couldn’t fix,” she admitted softly. “And at some point, you accept it’s broken — and you move forward.”
Married since 2012, Dylan and Brian share three sons — Cal, 8, Ollie, 5, and Rusty, 4 — and though their romantic relationship has ended, their bond as parents has not. “We’ve reframed what we are,” Dylan explained. “We’re not husband and wife anymore, but we’re friends — and honestly, I can be a better friend than a wife.”
That friendship, she said, has redefined what family means for their boys. “I asked Calvin, ‘What do you think a family is?’ And he said, ‘It’s a group of people that love each other.’ That’s it. That’s all that matters.”
The couple now lives separately but remain intertwined in daily life — Brian drops the boys off at school; they all share dinner most nights; and they’ll spend Thanksgiving together “like always.” Dylan’s voice brightened as she described their new normal. “The kids are happy. They’re surrounded by love. That’s what counts.”
But while she’s found acceptance, the heartbreak hasn’t vanished. Jenna, gently noting Dylan’s strength, called her “heartbroken,” and Dylan nodded through a bittersweet smile. “I’ve relied on my faith more than anything,” she said. “There’s something comforting about knowing there’s a higher power holding my hand every day.”
Still, even with loss, Dylan has found something unexpected: peace. “I asked my therapist, ‘Am I repressing feelings? Am I pretending?’ But I’m not. I feel okay. I laugh with my kids. I laugh with Brian. It’s genuine.”
For Dylan, the journey from wife to co-parent has been one of humility and grace — one where she learned to love differently, without resentment or regret. “You give a friend more grace than you give a spouse,” she reflected. “Now, I can look at him and just see the good again.”
Her honesty struck a chord with viewers who have watched her weather life’s storms — from motherhood to miscarriage to marriage struggles — all under the spotlight. Through it all, Dylan remains a steady voice of optimism.
“I think,” she said with quiet certainty, “this is where I’m supposed to be right now.”
